Axel Bruns

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Australian Laureate Fellow and Professor at @qutdmrc, researching news, politics, partisanship, polarisation in digital and social media.

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Axel Bruns is a German-Australian media scholar. He is a Professor of Communication and Media Studies at QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. .. more

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · Apr 25

💡 NEW ARTICLE ALERT 💡

My article with @qutdmrc.bsky.social colleagues @kkasianenko.bsky.social, @vishneww.bsky.social, @essideh.com, and @voddenlaura.bsky.social is now out in Social Media + Society.

We introduce a new analytics method: #PracticeMapping.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Untangling the Furball: A Practice Mapping Approach to the Analysis of Multimodal Interactions in Social Networks - Axel Bruns, Kateryna Kasianenko, Vish Padinjaredath Suresh, Ehsan Dehghan, Laura Vod...

This article introduces the analytical approach of practice mapping, using vector embeddings of network actions and interactions to map commonalities and disjun...

journals.sagepub.com

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Axel Bruns, Jonathan A. Foley , and 7 more Dorothy Bishop, Axel Bruns, Jonathan A. Foley, Anders Nilsson, Justin Lewis, Margot C. Finn, Simon Lester, Julien Théry, Albin Wagener, Nathan P. Kalmoe

The Independent @the-independent.com · 21h

If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying

www.independent.co.uk

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 1d

I guess they can still have a podium discussion between Bob Carr and Greg Sheridan, hey. Who wouldn’t want to see that. 🥱

Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

The updated list as of 7:30pm. Based on the list from arts hub & some who have left comments - eg Brigid Delaney

This just the advertised list. There a many more on the Arts Hub list

*DO NOT* assume those not crossed off are attending.
www.artshub.com.au/news/news/ad...

As of Saturday 10 January, 90 writers have withdrawn from the Adelaide Writers Week program, according to information supplied by Australian Readers and Writers Against the Genocide. They are:

Alice Grundy
Alisa Ahmed
Amy McQuire
Amy Remeikis
Andy Jackson
Ariel Bogle
Beejay Silcox
Bernadette Brennan
Bob Brown
Bri Lee
Cam Wilson
Chelsea Watego
Chloe Hooper
Chris Hammer
Clare Wright
Courtney Jaye
Daniel Nour
David Marr
Dominic Guerrera
Drusilla Modjeska
Emilie Zoey Baker
Emily Lighezzolo
Emma Shortis
Eoin McNamee
Evelyn Araluen
Fiona Katauskas
Francesca Wade
Gary Lonesborough
Grace Yee
Hannah Ferguson
Hannah Kent
Heather Taylor-Johnson
Helen Garner
Jacinta Parsons
Jacqueline Maley
James Bradley
Jane Caro
Jennifer Mills
Jonathan Green
Julia Baird
Kate Halfpenny
Kate Mildenhall
Kathy Lette
Kenneth Roth
Laila Lalami
Lance Richardson
Larissa Behrendt
Laura Tingle
Louise Milligan
Lucy Nelson
Lyn Dickens
M. Gessen
Madeleine Gray
Margot McGovern
Mariana Enriquez
Marieke Hardy
Matthew Hooten
Maxine Beneba Clarke
Melissa Lucashenko
Micaela Sahhar
Michael Veitch
Michelle de Kretser
Mike Ladd
Molly Murn
Natasha Lester
Nikos Papastergiadis
Paul Daley
Percival Everett
Peter FitzSimons
Peter Greste
Ren Wyld
Richard Denniss
Richard Fidler
Richard King
Robbie Arnott
Roisin O’Donnell
Sam Guthrie
Sarah Kanowski
Sarah Krasnostein
Sonia Orchard
Sue Turnbull
Susie Anderson
Tasma Walton
Tim Ayliffe
Toni Jordan
Trent Dalton
Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts
Vincenzo Latronico
Walter Marsh
Yanis Varoufakis
Zadie Smith

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 1d

Yup. If it wasn’t for Bluesky, I wouldn’t know at all any more what to be angry about now… (Other than Feedly being down, obvs.)

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 1d

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 1d

Kicking kids off social media, kicking writers off a writer’s festival – ole Pete is just a censorship machine, isn’t he ? Or did this one start with his wife again, too ?

Politician, cancel thyself.

Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 1d

No-one should buy this. He’s neck deep in it.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

SA premier denies pressuring Adelaide festival to drop Randa Abdel-Fattah

Letter from 11 South Australian cultural leaders labels cancellation of Palestinian-Australian’s participation a ‘grave mistake’ which brought festival into disrepute

www.theguardian.com

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 1d

😱 Feedly is down. These truly are the last days. 🫨

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 1d

No-one should buy this. He’s neck deep in it.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

SA premier denies pressuring Adelaide festival to drop Randa Abdel-Fattah

Letter from 11 South Australian cultural leaders labels cancellation of Palestinian-Australian’s participation a ‘grave mistake’ which brought festival into disrepute

www.theguardian.com

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 1d

🎻🎺 Fresh back from celebrating our 100th episode, here’s #Brainticket 101 – featuring collaborations between #Prog bands and classical musicians. With great music from Renaissance, Magma, Opeth, Yes, Finnforest, Rick Wakeman, and Marillion. 🧠🎫

www.mixcloud.com/LexaSnurb/101/

Brainticket 101: With Friends from the Orchestra

A selection of the great collaborations between progressive rock artists, classical musicians, and symphonic orchestras. Featuring music from Renaissance, Magma, Opeth, Yes, Finnforest, Rick Wakeman, ...

www.mixcloud.com

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Politico @politico.com · 1d

Venezuela is ‘uninvestible’ for now, Exxon CEO tells Trump in White House meeting

Trump said companies that invest in Venezuela would be assured “total safety, total security.”

dlvr.it

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Axel Bruns, Cathy N. Davidson , and 2 more Shannon Vallor, Axel Bruns, Cathy N. Davidson, Trevor A. Branch, Jesse D. Berman

Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 1d

A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 2d

Back at Lang Park for the first time in a long time to see the Roar (though frankly also to see Hannover 96 legend Hiroki Sakai live his best life as Auckland FC captain). #BRIvAKL

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 2d

And perhaps some Kanaan to finish the night’s listening… #Prog

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 2d

Much more recent, but another early album by a band that wasn’t quite fully formed yet: _II_, by Greek #Prog band Naxatras.

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 2d

Before Amon Düül II there was Amon Düül I – and they weren’t exactly sure what they were doing… #Prog

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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 3d

"Why is the government posting on a deepfake child porn site?"

That's the question to ask them, journalist friends.

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 4d

Well this is a novel solution for getting all those oversized wankpanzers off our roads. Should we really punish these people for showing such initiative ?

Men charged over alleged international theft syndicate targeting Toyota 4WDs

Queensland Police say 60 Toyota LandCruisers and Prados were stolen across Brisbane between October 20 and December 1.

www.abc.net.au

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 4d

🚨🚨"Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter." Excellent piece by @financialtimes.com team on the people behind the cesspit of hate, deepfake porn and hatemongering social media site.
www.ft.com/content/ad94...

Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter

A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent

www.ft.com

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 4d

A great honour.

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 5d

Didn’t have this on our bingo card. Russia has announced sanctions against 28 Canadians it claims promote “neo-Nazism,” targeting people it links to anti-Russian activism, including our lab’s researchers @gruzd.ca and @philipmai.com. You can see the complete list here news.zerkalo.io/world/117383...

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Prof Maz Hardey @mariannhardey.com · 4d

Much to admire in Resistance! "The pseudonymous hacker... Martha Root — dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers — deleted the servers of WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal in real time at the end of [her] talk..." techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/h... #TechCrunch

Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference | TechCrunch

A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacist websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.

techcrunch.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 4d

A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 5d

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QUT Digital Media Research Centre @qutdmrc.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to PhD candidate, Klaus Groebner, for his acceptance into the Bluebook Traineeship Program at the EU Commission this year! Klaus will be contributing his expertise to regulatory frameworks for electronic communications and digital initiatives, such as the Digital Decade. 🎉

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 5d

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 5d

And on to a quick trip down Elephant9’s _Mythical River_ to end an evening well spent. #Prog

Cover of _Mythical River_, by Elephant9.

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Mel Bartley, Jeffrey Ian Ross , and 11 more Axel Bruns, Mel Bartley, Jeffrey Ian Ross, Fabián Muniesa, Juan Cole, David R. Miller, Julia Lynch, Peter Cook, Dana R. Fisher, Laleh Khalili, Aurélien Mondon, Ann Bartow, Manisha Sinha, Friedemann Vogel

Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 5d

BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.

The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 5d

And on from there to something a lot more recent: Steven Wilson’s somewhat uneven 2023 album _The Harmony Codex_. #Prog

Cover of _The Harmony Codex_, by Steven Wilson.

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 5d

Finally catching up with some music again, and first up tonight is the rerelease of the second, self-titled album by Renaissance spinoff Illusion… #Prog

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 6d

This bluster about further military attacks on Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, etc. really is Trump signalling that he wants to fuck around some more before the find out phase hits back at him with a vengeance. Someone ask him how he can be ‘in charge’ of Venezuela without many, many boots on the ground.

Reposted by Timothy Graham

Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 6d

🎇 As the new working year starts, I've looked back on the recent conference presentations by my @qutdmrc.bsky.social team and me in 2025, including work from #IAMCR2025, #SEASON2025, #AoIR2025, #ZeMKI2025, #AANZCA2025, and #JERAA2025:

Wrapping Up The Last of My 2025 Conference Presentations | Snurblog — Axel Bruns

2025 is finally over, but other than as part of the liveblogs I haven't yet had a chance to round

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Natascha Strobl @nataschastrobl.bsky.social · 6d

Neoliberale: FREIHEIT

Trump: Öl, wir sind da wegen dem Öl

Konservative: ein Meisterstück, der grausame Diktator weg

Trump: Unsere Firmen kontrollieren jetzt das Öl

Liberale: Ein unterjochtes Volk kann nun entscheiden

Trump: Also wir sind jetzt die Herrscher

Im Chor: Venezuela libre!

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